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10. sThree months pension bill. was passed
by the senate.
90. Caleb w. West appointed governor of
Utah, vice. Murray, resigned.
JUNE,
8. Bill taxing oleomargarine Eve cents
pound passed the house.
4 The Chinese indemnity bill passed tho
senate.
z. House passed bill repeating the timber
culture, desert land and presumption laws,
materially modifying the old homestead law.
II. Tariff bill killed in the house
H. Senatc adopted the resolution providing
for the submission to the different states OF
the Union constitutional amendment
changing tho beginning Of tho presidential
and congressional year from March 4 to April
30 a.
10. Senator Vance's bill to repeal the civil
service law shelved by the United States
senate.
81 Extradition treaty with Japan ratified
by the senate. Also treaty providing for
new survey of the United States Mexico
boundary line. -
%. Senate passed tho Fitz John Porter BILL
Is. President Cleveland vetoes seveuty-one
bills, sn6st Of then ra'atins to indiyidual PEN
sions.
JULY,
90 Dill taxing oleomargarine two cents
pound passed the senate; house concurred
Aug. 3. r-.5
o. The senate refuses to order an investi-
cation of the charges of fraud alleged TO have
been committed in connection with the eloc-
ton Of United States Senator Payne, of Ohio.
81. Bill granting increased pensions to SOL
diers of the late war who were wounded In
the hand, foot, arm or leg passed the house.
AUGUST.
s. First session Of the Forty-ninth congress
adjourned. 81
g. Cutting was released from prison by
the Mexican supreme court. Tho Cutting
episode nearly caussd fight between the
United States and Mexico.
SEPTEMBER,
o. Henry George nominated for mayor of
New York city by the workingmen.
OCTOBER.
II. The Tammany Hall and County
Democracy factions united upon Hon. Abram
s. Hewitt, who was unanimously nominated
for mayor Of New York city,
IT, Theodore Roosevelt nominated for
mayor by the Republicans Of New York city.
10 Hon. George T. Edmunds reelected
United States senator from Vermont. 49,.
NOVEMBER.
Q. The New York city municipal election
excited national interest on account of the
novel issues raised, Hewitt, Democrat, was
elected mayor, receiving about $1,000 votes
| and having a plurality Of $4,000 over Henry
| George, who, in turn, beat Roosevelt by
| 1900. Tho state elections resulted In series
of local surprises for both parties, William
r. Morrison, of Illinois, was defeated, as was
also Frank Hurd, of Ohio. Speaker John G.
| Carlisle, Of Kentucky, and w. N. Springer,
Of Illinois, narrowly escaped, while III. G.,
| Burleigh, of Whitehall, N. Y, was beaten by
the labor candidate, p. w. Greenman, who
| was nominated only forty-eight hours before
election and was Endorsed by the Democrats.
Gen. Beaver (Rep) was elected governor of
| Pennsylvania. Five additional Republican
congressman we're elected in the south. In
Minnesota the Democrats gain three congress
men. In Kentucky the Republicans succeed
| ed il electing threa congressman. Charges Of
fraud wers made on both sides in Indiana.
DECEMBER.
0. The second session Of the Forty ninth
congress begins.
s. The president lays before congress the
| correspondence with the Canadian govern
| ment relating to tho fisheries trouble.
Q. Tho house passed the electoral count bill
16 Tho senate lays tho bill providing for
| open executive sessions on tho table.
49, The senate votes to repeal tho tenure OF
Office act.
90 The house, by vote Of 15l to 14S, re-
fused to consider the Morrison tariff bill